Category Archives: Television

Whatever Happened To Susan?

Posted on Sunday, March 25, 2012 by Keith

One of the biggest mysteries left unsolved since the beginning of the Doctor Who relaunch in 2005 is what happened to the Doctor’s granddaughter, Susan Foreman. When last we saw, her fate was left in the air: Susan continues to … Continue reading →

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Monkee Gone To Heaven

Posted on Thursday, March 1, 2012 by Keith

Davy Jones of the Monkees died of a heart attack Wednesday. He was 66 years old. I’m too young to have been involved in the first wave of Monkee mania back in the 60s. And to be sure, the Monkee’s … Continue reading →

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Various And Sundry

Posted on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 by Keith

If you think showing the rubes your complete birth certificate will shut them up Obama, you better think again. They won’t be satisfied until you show them a piece of paper certifying that you’re white. Also, this. *** George R.R. … Continue reading →

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Monthly Installment Plan

Posted on Thursday, July 15, 2010 by Keith

John Rogers (who is kicking much ass with his show, Leverage, currently in its 3rd season on TNT) brings up a good point while recommending the 2005 version of Bleak House: I’ve written about this before, but it’s worth revisiting … Continue reading →

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Next On Sci-Fi Theater…

Posted on Monday, June 14, 2010 by Keith

Over at io9, Charlie Jane asks a very good question: Is science fiction uniquely suited to blockbuster movies, because it’s a genre that lends itself to explosions and rampant breasts? And conversely, is the Hollywood version of science fiction too … Continue reading →

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Turns Out, Chewwie Was Just an Imaginary Six Foot Tall Rabbit

Posted on Monday, May 24, 2010 by Keith

So I watched the final episode of Lost last night and man, that was some week shit. Really just some of the worst storytelling I’ve ever seen on Television. The best analogy I can come up with is that it was … Continue reading →

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Hands of Blue

Posted on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 by Keith

Having just finished watching the unaired season* finale of Dollhouse, it occurs to me how this series could be a sort of back door prequal to Firefly. There will be spoilers. You have been warned.

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Save Us, Crystal Dragon Jesus, You’re Our Only Hope!

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2009 by Keith

Remember V? The miniseries form back int he fabulous 80′s, where lizard people in prosthetic masks came to Earth, imitating Nazis so they could steal our water? Seems they’ve gotten a darker and edgier reboot. You can read a summary … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and the Executive Short Shrift

Posted on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 by Keith

The consensus about Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is that it was a pretty good movie, but would have made a better TV series. I’ve been saying the same thing since The Goblet of Fire, and really about most … Continue reading →

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My Dinner With Roku

Posted on Monday, July 6, 2009 by Keith

For about a month now, Elvira and I have been using the Roku to watch movies and TV shows from our Netflix account. In that time, we’ve only had two minor incidents where the quality dropped, and even then, it … Continue reading →

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